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Here's what you missed at Margaret Atwood's speech in Vancouver

Here's what you missed at Margaret Atwood's speech in Vancouver

Margaret Atwood delivered a keynote address to the International Ornithological Congress in Vancouver on August 21st, 2018
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B.C. records second-highest monthly fatal overdoses so far in 2018

B.C. records second-highest monthly fatal overdoses so far in 2018

Photo Shutterstock British Columbia's coroners service says 134 people died of illicit-drug overdoses in July, a 25 per cent increase from June.
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Porcupine rescued after playing chicken on the Coquihalla

Porcupine rescued after playing chicken on the Coquihalla

A porcupine was rescued from the dividers in the middle of the Coquihalla Highway after somehow getting itself stuck
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Strong offshore Oregon earthquake felt in Vancouver and Sidney, B.C.

Strong offshore Oregon earthquake felt in Vancouver and Sidney, B.C.

Photo USGS A magnitude 6.2 earthquake that hit nearly 300 kilometres off the south-central coast of Oregon early this morning was strong enough to be felt in British Columbia.
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This massive, endangered Leatherback turtle was just spotted off Vancouver Island

This massive, endangered Leatherback turtle was just spotted off Vancouver Island

An endangered Leatherback turtle was spotted swimming off of Tofino in British Columbia. The species swim over from Indonesia to feed on jellyfish.
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Toxic runoff from murder victim's torched Jeep killed dozens of young fish

Toxic runoff from murder victim's torched Jeep killed dozens of young fish

Toxic runoff from a murder victim’s burning Jeep killed dozens of young fish in a Burnaby Mountain creek recently.
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Unravelling an unprecedented natural disaster: Why is B.C. burning every summer?

Unravelling an unprecedented natural disaster: Why is B.C. burning every summer?

Considered an anomaly even 10 years ago, a summer in B.C. without these conditions may not happen again for a generation.
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Trudeau visits northern B.C. as cabinet holds retreat amid wildfire crisis

Trudeau visits northern B.C. as cabinet holds retreat amid wildfire crisis

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his newly shuffled cabinet gathered Tuesday for a retreat on Vancouver Island, under smoke-filled skies amid a province-wide wildfire emergency.
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Teen rescued after Lynn Canyon cliff jump goes awry

Teen rescued after Lynn Canyon cliff jump goes awry

District of North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services members shut down access to the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge Saturday afternoon to pull off a high-angle rope rescue of the teen.
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Haircut photography project aims to change perceptions of DTES residents

Haircut photography project aims to change perceptions of DTES residents

Non-profit organization 2 Paycheques Away is launching a book that tells the stories of residents living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES) through portrait photography. 2 Paycheques Away was founded by Barber & Co.
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